XmTextXYToPos - Man Page

A Text function that accesses the character position nearest an x and y position

Synopsis

#include <Xm/Text​.h>
XmTextPosition XmTextXYToPos(
Widget widget,
Position x,
Position y);

Description

XmTextXYToPos accesses the character position nearest to the specified x and y position, relative to the upper left corner of the Text widget​.

In the case of horizontal writing, the position is the origin of the character​. In the case of vertical writing, the position is the vertical origin of the character​.

widget

Specifies the Text widget ID

x

Specifies the x position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget

y

Specifies the y position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget

For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(3)​.

Return

Returns the character position in the text nearest the x and y position specified​. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer​. The first character position is 0 (zero)​.